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US Air Force Testing New Hardware for F-35 Engine

US Air Force Testing New Hardware for F-35 Engine

ARNOLD AFB, Tenn. — The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is back at Sea Level Test Cell 3, or SL-3, at Arnold Air Force Base for another round of accelerated mission testing, or AMT, to validate new hardware.

AMT provides a means to put engines through a …

Norwegian Fighters Intercept Russian Aircraft in Far North

Norwegian Fighters Intercept Russian Aircraft in Far North

RAMSTEIN, Germany — F-16s and F-35s of the Royal Norwegian Air Force intercepted a large group of Russian bombers and fighters off the north coast of Norway, October 27.

The Russian group consisted of two BlackJack strategic bombers, MiG-31 Foxhounds and SU-24 Fencers fighters and a A-50 Mains…

Ukraine’s Latest “Mineral-U” Radar Passes Factory Tests

Ukraine’s Latest “Mineral-U” Radar Passes Factory Tests

Mobile multifunctional radar complex “Mineral-U”, developed by SE “Research Institute of Radar Systems” Quantum-Radar “, which is part of Ukroboronprom, has successfully passed factory (preliminary) tests.

“Mineral-U” detects and classifies surface objects at a distance of up to 500-600 km due to…

Pentagon to Modernize Its Own Industrial Base

Pentagon to Modernize Its Own Industrial Base

The Defense Department’s organic industrial base — which includes things such as maintenance depots, shipyards, fleet readiness centers, air logistics centers and manufacturing arsenals — needs to be modernized and updated in order to keep serving America’s warfighter. The department has a plan to m…
Australia Says New Jamming Tech Proving Successful

Australia Says New Jamming Tech Proving Successful

Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is working with South Australian start-up, RFTEQ, to develop jammer technologies capable of defeating radio-controlled improvised explosive devices and other communication threats.

The partnership is already yielding promising results, with the developm…

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